Physics of the Piano

by Nicholas J. Giordano

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Physics of the Piano

Author: Nicholas J. Giordano

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0192506633

Page: 184

View: 699

Why does a piano sound like a piano? A similar question can be asked of virtually all musical instruments. A particular note-such as middle C-can be produced by a piano, a violin, a clarinet, and many other instruments, yet it is easy for even a musically untrained listener to distinguish between these different instruments. A central quest in the study of musical instruments is to understand why the sound of the "same" note depends greatly on the instrument, and to elucidate which aspects of an instrument are most critical in producing the musical tones characteristic of the instrument. The primary goal of this book is to investigate these questions for the piano. The explanations in this book use a minimum of mathematics, and are intended for anyone who is interested in music and musical instruments. At the same time, there are many insights relating physics and the piano that will likely be interesting and perhaps surprising for many physicists.

The Physics of Musical Instruments

by Neville H. Fletcher

This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations - fascinating intellectual and practical exercises.

The Physics of Musical Instruments

Author: Neville H. Fletcher

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 0387216030

Page: 756

View: 363

While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old as civilisation itself, the science of acoustics is quite recent. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. At that point science may be able to come to the aid of art in improving the design and performance of musical instruments. As yet, many of the subtleties in musical sounds of which instrument makers and musicians are aware remain beyond the reach of modern acoustic measurements. This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations - fascinating intellectual and practical exercises. Addressed to readers with a reasonable grasp of physics who are not put off by a little mathematics, this book discusses most of the traditional instruments currently in use in Western music. A guide for all who have an interest in music and how it is produced, as well as serving as a comprehensive reference for those undertaking research in the field.

Spectral Analysis of Musical Sounds with Emphasis on the Piano

by David M. Koenig

It is well written and supports most of the concepts with well-presented
mathematics and physics. I have looked at later editions and I think the second
edition is best. 5. Nicholas J. Giordano, Physics of the Piano, Oxford University
Press, 2010.

Spectral Analysis of Musical Sounds with Emphasis on the Piano

Author: David M. Koenig

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 0191034436

Page: 336

View: 206

This book addresses the analysis of musical sounds from the viewpoint of someone at the intersection between physicists, engineers, piano technicians, and musicians. The study is structured into three parts. The reader is introduced to a variety of waves and a variety of ways of presenting, visualizing, and analyzing them in the first part. A tutorial on the tools used throughout the book accompanies this introduction. The mathematics behind the tools is left to the appendices. Part Two provides a graphical survey of the classical areas of acoustics that pertain to musical instruments: vibrating strings, bars, membranes, and plates. Part Three is devoted almost exclusively to the piano. Several two- and three-dimensional graphical tools are introduced to study various characteristics of pianos: individual notes and interactions among them, the missing fundamental, inharmonicity, tuning visualization, the different distribution of harmonic power for the various zones of the piano keyboard, and potential uses for quality control. These techniques are also briefly applied to other musical instruments studied in earlier parts of the book. For physicists and engineers there are appendices to cover the mathematics lurking beneath the numerous graphs and a brief introduction to Matlab® which was used to generate these graphs. A website accompanying the book (https://sites.google.com/site/analysisofsoundsandvibrations/) contains: - Matlab® scripts - mp3 files of sounds - references to YouTube videos - and up-to-date results of recent studies

Physics and Music

by Harvey E. White

Describe the evolution of piano design. Study some outside sources. 4. The data
in Table 11 —1 indicates that the upper partials of a piano string are sharp with
respect to the desired harmonics. Why? 5. The clavicord is a historic keyboard ...

Physics and Music

Author: Harvey E. White

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486794008

Page: 448

View: 588

Comprehensive and accessible, this foundational text surveys general principles of sound, musical scales, characteristics of instruments, mechanical and electronic recording devices, and many other topics. More than 300 illustrations plus questions, problems, and projects.

Good Vibrations

by Barry Parker

Peppered throughout with anecdotes and examples illustrating key concepts, this invitingly written book provides a firm grounding in the actual and theoretical physics of music.

Good Vibrations

Author: Barry Parker

Publisher: JHU Press

ISBN: 0801897076

Page: 288

View: 960

Peppered throughout with anecdotes and examples illustrating key concepts, this invitingly written book provides a firm grounding in the actual and theoretical physics of music.

Physics in the Arts

by P.U.P.A. Gilbert

Piano tuners and piano builders call this the voicing formula because “voicing” a
piano means to put strings on it; without strings the piano has no voice!
Frequency of higher modes: fn = n2L √ Fρ = nf1 The equations say that the
frequency ...

Physics in the Arts

Author: P.U.P.A. Gilbert

Publisher: Academic Press

ISBN: 0123918898

Page: 328

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Physics in the Arts is a concise, 328-page four-color entry in the Complementary Science Series, designed for science enthusiasts and liberal arts students requiring or desiring a well-developed discussion of physical phenomena, particularly with regard to sound and light. This book offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography. The material covered is at a level appropriate for self-study or as a complementary textbook. A typical course on sound and light for non-science majors covers the nature of sound and sound perception as well as important concepts and topics including light and light waves, reflection and refraction; lenses; the eye and the ear; photography; color and color vision; and additive color mixing; subtractive color mixing. There are also discussions on color generating mechanisms; periodic oscillations; simple harmonic motion; damped oscillations and resonance; vibration of strings; Fourier analysis; musical scales; and musical instruments. Problems with solutions are presented. For teaching purposes, all figures in the book as well as hints on how to build labs are provided at http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companion.jsp?ISBN=9780123918789. This book will be helpful to non-science students in courses related to the study of physics with light and sound. Offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography Popular science book with wide readership beyond the classroom at an accessible level Material covered at a level appropriate for self-study or as a complementary textbook For teaching purposes, all figures in the book as well as hints on how to build labs (including seven new labs in March 2012!)

College Physics Reasoning and Relationships

by Nicholas Giordano

His research interests include the properties of nanoscale metal structures,
nanofluidics, science education, and biophysics, along with musical acoustics
and the physics of the piano. Dr. Giordano earned a Computational Science
Education ...

College Physics Reasoning and Relationships

Author: Nicholas Giordano

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 1285225341

Page: 1208

View: 191

COLLEGE PHYSICS: REASONING AND RELATIONSHIPS motivates student understanding by emphasizing the relationship between major physics principles, and how to apply the reasoning of physics to real-world examples. Such examples come naturally from the life sciences, and this text ensures that students develop a strong understanding of how the concepts relate to each other and to the real world. COLLEGE PHYSICS: REASONING AND RELATIONSHIPS motivates student learning with its use of these original applications drawn from the life sciences and familiar everyday scenarios, and prepares students for the rigors of the course with a consistent five-step problem-solving approach. Available with this Second Edition, the new Enhanced WebAssign program features ALL the quantitative end-of-chapter problems and a rich collection of Reasoning and Relationships tutorials, personally adapted for WebAssign by Nick Giordano. This provides exceptional continuity for your students whether they choose to study with the printed text or by completing online homework. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

College Physics

by Nicholas Giordano

His research interests include the properties of nanoscale metal structures,
nanofluidics, science education, and biophysics, along with musical acoustics
and the physics of the piano. Dr. Giordano earned a Computational Science
Education ...

College Physics

Author: Nicholas Giordano

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 1111570981

Page: 632

View: 177

COLLEGE PHYSICS: REASONING AND RELATIONSHIPS motivates student understanding by emphasizing the relationship between major physics principles, and how to apply the reasoning of physics to real-world examples. Such examples come naturally from the life sciences, and this text ensures that students develop a strong understanding of how the concepts relate to each other and to the real world. COLLEGE PHYSICS: REASONING AND RELATIONSHIPS motivates student learning with its use of these original applications drawn from the life sciences and familiar everyday scenarios, and prepares students for the rigors of the course with a consistent five-step problem-solving approach. Available with this Second Edition, the new Enhanced WebAssign program features ALL the quantitative end-of-chapter problems and a rich collection of Reasoning and Relationships tutorials, personally adapted for WebAssign by Nick Giordano. This provides exceptional continuity for your students whether they choose to study with the printed text or by completing online homework. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

College Physics

by Nicholas Giordano

His research interests include the properties of nanoscale metal structures,
nanofluidics, science education, and biophysics, along with musical acoustics
and the physics of the piano. Dr. Giordano earned a Computational Science
Education ...

College Physics

Author: Nicholas Giordano

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 1133710271

Page: 608

View: 627

COLLEGE PHYSICS: REASONING AND RELATIONSHIPS motivates student understanding by emphasizing the relationship between major physics principles, and how to apply the reasoning of physics to real-world examples. Such examples come naturally from the life sciences, and this text ensures that students develop a strong understanding of how the concepts relate to each other and to the real world. COLLEGE PHYSICS: REASONING AND RELATIONSHIPS motivates student learning with its use of these original applications drawn from the life sciences and familiar everyday scenarios, and prepares students for the rigors of the course with a consistent five-step problem-solving approach. Available with this Second Edition, the new Enhanced WebAssign program features ALL the quantitative end-of-chapter problems and a rich collection of Reasoning and Relationships tutorials, personally adapted for WebAssign by Nick Giordano. This provides exceptional continuity for your students whether they choose to study with the printed text or by completing online homework. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics

by Dipak Basu

The nonlinear elasticity of the hammer plays a key role in determining the
character of the piano sound. An iron frame maintains the tension of the strings.
The vibration of the string is transmitted to a soundboard that serves as the main
source ...

Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics

Author: Dipak Basu

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 9781420050226

Page: 400

View: 589

Clear, precise definitions of scientific terms are crucial to good scientific and technical writing-and to understanding the writings of others. Whether you are a physicist, engineer, mathematician, or technical writer, whether you work in a research, academic, or industrial setting, we all have the occasional need for comprehensible, working definitions of scientific terms. To meet that need, CRC Press proudly announces publication of the Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics-the first published volume of CRC's Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics. Authored by eminent scientists from around the world, offers concise, authoritative definitions of more than 3,000 terms covering a range of pure and applied disciplines: acoustics biophysics communications electricity electronics geometrical optics low-temperature physics magnetism medical physics physical optics The editor has taken care to ensure each entry is as self-contained as possible, to include terms from the frontiers of technology, and to omit obsolete terms that can clutter a search. The result is a lucid, accessible, and convenient reference valuable to both the novice and the seasoned professional.

Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test 15th Edition

by Princeton Review

A key is struck, and the corresponding tuningfork is struck; if the piano string is in
tune, there should be no beats as the two sounds interfere. Ifbeats are heard,
then the piano tuner tightens or loosens the string and repeats until no beats are
 ...

Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test 15th Edition

Author: Princeton Review

Publisher: Princeton Review

ISBN: 0804125678

Page: 528

View: 536

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 800. Equip yourself to ace the SAT Physics Subject Test with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including 2 full-length practice tests, thorough reviews of key physics topics, and targeted strategies for every question type. This eBook edition has been specially formatted for on-screen reading with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. Physics can be a tough subject to get a good handle on—and scoring well on the SAT Subject Test isn't easy to do. Written by the experts at The Princeton Review, Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test arms you to take on the exam with: Techniques That Actually Work. • Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test • Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically • Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder Everything You Need to Know for a High Score. • Expert subject reviews for every test topic • Up-to-date information on the SAT Physics Subject Test • Score conversion tables for accurate self-assessment Practice Your Way to Perfection. • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations • Sample review questions at the end of each content chapter • Robust, easily reviewable summaries that emphasize core concepts

Measured Tones

by Ian Johnston

Most books concerned with physics and music take an approach that puts physical theory before application. Consequently, these works tend to dampen aesthetic fascination with preludes burdened by an overabundance of algebraic formulae.

Measured Tones

Author: Ian Johnston

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 1439894671

Page: 454

View: 109

Most books concerned with physics and music take an approach that puts physical theory before application. Consequently, these works tend to dampen aesthetic fascination with preludes burdened by an overabundance of algebraic formulae. In Measured Tones: The Interplay of Physics and Music Third Edition, Ian Johnston a professor of astrophysics and a connoisseur of music, offers an informal historical approach that shows the evolution of both theory and application at the intersection of physics and music. Exceptionally accessible, insightful, and now updated to consider modern technology and recent advances, the new edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling classic — Features a greater examination of psycho-acoustics and its role in the design of MP3s Includes expanded information on the gamelan and other Asian percussion instruments Introduces detailed discussions of binary notation, digitization, and electronic manipulation of music We believe that order exists, and we look for it. In that respect the aims of science and of music are identical—the desire to find harmony. And surely, without that very human desire, science would be a cold and sterile undertaking. With myriad illustrations and historical anecdotes, this volume will delight those student required to approach this topic from either a physics and music concentration, as well as anyone who is fascinated with concepts of harmony expressed in nature, as well as in the instruments and composition of human expression’s purest form. A complementary website provides sound files, further reading, and instructional support.

The Science and Psychology of Music Performance

by Richard Parncutt

The physics of the piano do not allow such a chord to be played with a very low
SPL (as measured with an SPL meter). But a pianist playing as softly as the piano
allows can manipulate other contextual variables such as timbre (pedaling, ...

The Science and Psychology of Music Performance

Author: Richard Parncutt

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780195350173

Page: 400

View: 984

What type of practice makes a musician perfect? What sort of child is most likely to succeed on a musical instrument? What practice strategies yield the fastest improvement in skills such as sight-reading, memorization, and intonation? Scientific and psychological research can offer answers to these and other questions that musicians face every day. In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. This book describes new approaches to teaching music, learning music, and making music at all educational and skill levels. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator. This combination of expertise results in excellent practical advice. Readers will learn, for example, that they are in the majority (57%) if they experience rapid heartbeat before performances; the chapter devoted to performance anxiety will help them decide whether beta-blocker medication, hypnotherapy, or the Alexander Technique of relaxation might alleviate their stage fright. Another chapter outlines a step-by-step method for introducing children to musical notation, firmly based on research in cognitive development. Altogether, the 21 chapters cover the personal, environmental, and acoustical influences that shape the learning and performance of music.

Physics For Dummies 2 eBook Bundle

by Steven Holzner

Physics I For Dummies & Physics II For Dummies Steven Holzner. time. You use
these ... After you move up the stairs, your piano has potential energy, simply
because you put in a lot of work against gravity to get the piano up those six
floors.

Physics For Dummies 2 eBook Bundle

Author: Steven Holzner

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 1118595769

Page: 768

View: 723

Two complete ebooks for one low price! Created and compiled by the publisher, this physics bundle brings together two of the bestselling For Dummies physics titles in one, e-only bundle. With this special bundle, you’ll get the complete text of the following titles: Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition For high school and undergraduate students alike, physics classes are recommended or required courses for a wide variety of majors, and continue to be a challenging and often confusing course. Physics I For Dummies, tracks specifically to an introductory course and, keeping with the traditionally easy-to-follow Dummies style, teaches you the basic principles and formulas in a clear and concise manner as well as the newest discoveries in the field, proving that you don't have to be Einstein to understand physics! Physics II For Dummies Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Whether you're currently enrolled in an undergraduate-level Physics II course or just want a refresher on the fundamentals of advanced physics, Physics II For Dummies walks you through the essentials and gives you easy-to-understand and digestible guidance on this often intimidating course. As you learn about mechanical waves and sound, forces and fields, electric potential and electric energy, and much more, you'll appreciate the For Dummies law: The easier we make it, the faster you'll understand it! About the Author Steven Holzner, PhD, taught physics at Cornell University for more than a decade and is a former contributing editor at PC Magazine. He is the author of Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Physics II For Dummies, Physics Essentials For Dummies, and Quantum Physics For Dummies.

Physics and the Sound of Music

by John S. Rigden

The second edition includes new material on the human voice as a musical instrument, digital recording, and the use of the computer in composing music.

Physics and the Sound of Music

Author: John S. Rigden

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Incorporated

ISBN:

Page: 353

View: 243

A clearly written and organized text on the production, propagation, and perception of the sound we call music. Organized into six major parts (each with three chapters) treating the sources of sound and production of musical sound; the propagation of sound and those environmental features that have an immediate influence on the sound that is propagated; and the perceptual aspects of the musical sound. The second edition includes new material on the human voice as a musical instrument, digital recording, and the use of the computer in composing music.

Physics Essentials For Dummies

by Steven Holzner

You don'thaveto look farto find your next piece of physics. You never do. As you
exit your ... Or say, for example, that you don't have the luxury of an engine when
you're movinga piano up the stairsof your newplace. But there's always time fora
 ...

Physics Essentials For Dummies

Author: Steven Holzner

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9780470644614

Page: 192

View: 344

For students who just need to know the vital concepts of physics,whether as a refresher, for exam prep, or as a reference,Physics Essentials For Dummies is a must-have guide. Free oframp-up and ancillary material, Physics Essentials ForDummies contains content focused on key topics only. Itprovides discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in anintroductory physics course, from force and motion to momentum andkinetics. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents whoneed to review critical physics concepts as they help high schoolstudents with homework assignments, as well as for adult learnersheaded back to the classroom who just need a refresher of the coreconcepts. The Essentials For Dummies Series Dummies is proud to present our new series, The Essentials ForDummies. Now students who are prepping for exams, preparing tostudy new material, or who just need a refresher can have aconcise, easy-to-understand review guide that covers an entirecourse by concentrating solely on the most important concepts. Fromalgebra and chemistry to grammar and Spanish, our expert authorsfocus on the skills students most need to succeed in a subject.

The Craft of Piano Playing

by Alan Fraser

By filling in a missing link between intention and physical execution, this book truly aims to advance the "craft of piano playing." Visit Alan Fraser's web site at http://alanfraser.faithweb.com/

The Craft of Piano Playing

Author: Alan Fraser

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

ISBN: 146166411X

Page: 448

View: 288

The Craft of Piano Playing presents a new, comprehensive and highly original approach to piano technique with a fascinating series of exercises designed to help the reader put this approach into practice. Alan Fraser has combined his extensive concert and pedagogical experience, his long-standing collaboration with the virtuoso Kemal Gekich, and his professional training in Feldenkrais Method to create this innovative technique. Using numerous musical examples and sketches he shows how many common movement habits at the keyboard can be counterproductive, and provides a new way of manipulating the skeletal frame of the hand to produce astonishing sonic results from the instrument. This book suggests that in the light of new insights into the physics of human movement, a further development of piano technique is now possible, and that improved physical ability can free musical individuality to express itself more fully. The series of movement exercises presented activates the physical functions necessary to the pianist, helping both students who need remedial work in basic strength at the keyboard, and those who seek a new dimension of musical understanding and a new path for the development of pianist skills - thus synthesizing musical and physical issues. This approach can also serve as an effective antidote to debilitating performance anxiety, increasing one's emotional security by improving the physical and musical basis for it. By filling in a missing link between intention and physical execution, this book truly aims to advance the "craft of piano playing." Visit Alan Fraser's web site at http://alanfraser.faithweb.com/

Arts and Sciences

by Charles Knight

The plural physics is always used to mean the Btudy of nature by means of the
severer modes of investigation. ... The first notion of the square piano-forte was
taken from the clavichord by a German mechanic of the name of Viator, more
than a ...

Arts and Sciences

Author: Charles Knight

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page:

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The English Cyclopaedia

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PHYSICS. The word phy'sike (q.vouch), or science of nature, might include in one
general term all that is called mixed ... The first notion of the square piano-forte
was taken from the clavichord by a German mechanic of the name of Viator, ...

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College Physics Textbook Equity Edition Volume 2 of 3 Chapters 13 24

by An OER from Textbook Equity

Figure 16.25 You can cause the strings in a piano to vibrate simply by producing
sound waves from your voice. (credit: Matt Billings, Flickr) Sit in front of a piano
sometime and sing a loud brief note at it with the dampers off its strings. It will
sing ...

College Physics Textbook Equity Edition Volume 2 of 3 Chapters 13 24

Author: An OER from Textbook Equity

Publisher: Lulu.com

ISBN: 1304784568

Page: 474

View: 677

This text is intended for one-year introductory courses requiring algebra and some trigonometry, but no calculus. College Physics is organized such that topics are introduced conceptually with a steady progression to precise definitions and analytical applications. The analytical aspect (problem solving) is tied back to the conceptual before moving on to another topic. Each introductory chapter, for example, opens with an engaging photograph relevant to the subject of the chapter and interesting applications that are easy for most students to visualize. For manageability the original text is available in three volumes . Original text published by Openstax College (Rice University) www.textbookequity.org